Why you should break out of the comfort zone 

The older we get the more we cling to our comfort. It keeps us warm at night and it makes us feel less weird and awkward than we already do. The problem with staying in our comfort zone is that we never step out of it. The more time we spend in our comfort zone, the harder it gets to step out of it. There are a lot of reasons why you should learn how to break out of your comfort zone.

The one thing I have realized is that fear often makes it seem impossible to step out of our comfort zone. Our insecurities play on our emotions and when the a thought occurs of stepping out of our comfort zone, we opt out of it. Growing up for me my comfort zone offered me reassurances, I knew that even if I failed, it didn’t matter as much as everything else because I was in my comfort zone.

The only people who would know about my failures were in my inner circle and even then they understood. They never pushed me outside of my comfort zone because they too enjoyed being in their comfort zone. We never required much from each other and when you are kids or young adults, it makes sense to remain there.

However, because we have trained ourselves to accept being in our comfort zone, it is a lot harder to break out of our comfort zone. It is a lot harder to see past the wall and break it. And most people believe that it is okay not to break out of their comfort zone. The problem is that staying there limits your potential and growth.

That is why you need to learn how to break out of your comfort zone. This is one of the best you can speed up your growth, learn new things and change your perspective. Sure, we are all terrified of things, but that should never stop us from breaking out of our comfort zone. 

You let fear control you

Not breaking out of the comfort zone is a barrier of entry into the fear zone. You let fear control you and even though it doesn’t seem like that. The problem is when you are used to something, it is hard to break out of your comfort zone. To push yourself. What are you terrified? Has it stolen your joy? Taken away your blissful moments or stopped you from doing something?

Most of us never break out of our comfort zone because we are terrified of what people will think. We are afraid of how people will see us and then we never venture past the drawn line. Choosing to stay in the boxes of our so-called life, doing our best to keep our head buried in the sand and refusing to do anything, but the norm.

Not because we are incapable of doing it, but because fear is controlling us. Stopping us from fulfilling our destiny and following our dreams. Fear never just stops there, it will keep pushing to the back row until you break. It will silence you with doubt and rejection. Most of us don’t want to feel rejection so we choose not to break out of the comfort zone.

Fear has a way of pushing us back. Case in point, I had massive stage fright and because of it, for years I couldn’t go onto the stage and talk. My knees would shake and I’d lose my voice. It was so bad that I often choked on stage. I allowed fear to control me to the point where anything to do with speaking in front of large crowds of people terrified me. It didn’t matter if they were just ten or fifty, it was the same reaction. 

I had to learn how to do public speaking. Once I mastered it, no longer was I terrified of it. That is the beauty of breaking out of the comfort zone, fear doesn’t control you.

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You will learn to accept yourself

You need to be okay with failing and to accept yourself fully. The good and the bad. The ugly, the sweet and everything else in between. The truth is most of us don’t do this and as a result, we don’t fully accept yourself. When you break out of your comfort zone and put yourself into a situation that is foreign to yourself, you learn how to be more confident. You also learn how to accept yourself.

When we are used to be around the same people, we train ourselves to rely on them and therefore we understand our boundaries. We understand how to behave, how to act and what to say. However, when you are among new people, everything shifts and it is here that you learn how to accept yourself fully. Breaking out of your comfort zone builds character and it also makes you a lot stronger. 

Most of us don’t accept ourselves. Our insecurities and our weaknesses. That is why many of us are terrified to break out of our comfort zone because we need to be vulnerable. Most of us don’t want to be vulnerable in front of strangers, but it is okay not to be good at everything. It is alright to struggle or to even take your time learning a new skill. 

New experiences

Do you want to conquer your fear of public speaking? Interesting fact, public speaking has been voted as one of the most feared things. Strange. I know, but many people are terrified of speaking on stage. Those who have done it have said that the first time they did it they were terrified. They had to push themselves out of their comfort zone so they could do public speaking.

If you don’t break out of the comfort zone then you will miss out on new experiences and the people you meet along the way. You will miss out on all the benefits that come with breaking out of the comfort zone. This is something you need to experience for yourself. A perfect example is people who have done public speaking have gone on to become motivational speakers, write a book and appear on national television.

If they didn’t make that leap then they wouldn’t have realized how many doors can open if you are willing to break out of the comfort zone. They wouldn’t have achieved their goals and they certainly wouldn’t have changed their lives. Breaking out of the comfort zone is important because it opens so many doors and new opportunities come your way because you were open to it.

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You grow as a person

One of the best reasons why you should break out of the comfort zone is so that you can grow as a person. Something happens when you take a stance and decide to break out of the comfort zone. You become bolder in your stance. You make decisions that push you outside of your comfort zone. No longer are you held captive by your comfort zone.

It is easier to move to a new country, learn a new language and start a new business. It all starts with one decision and that is to break out of the comfort zone. You meet people you never thought you would meet and that makes you far more confident. When you get used to making bold decisions and breaking out of the comfort zone, nothing can stop you.

I know how strange it is, but I have seen how much breaking out of the comfort zone has changed my life. For me, as an introvert, I was always terrified of going to places I didn’t know anyone. Now, it doesn’t bother me as much. I can stir conversation with complete strangers and even joke with them as if I have known them for years. The reason I can do that is I stepped out of my comfort zone and did something I never did before.

Growth is one of the most valuable things you can experience. As children, we are constantly growing and our personality shifts from the age of seven to seventeen. However, that changes when we get older and we become stagnant. We don’t want to change or to grow because it is terrifying. When you break out of the comfort zone, you have to grow. You are forced to grow as a person because now that you are out there, you can’t remain the same. 

Why are you terrified of breaking out of your comfort zone. Comment below.

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